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The weather remained all that could be desired, and the run to Cape Haytien was made without special incident. Darry did his best to hatch out something against Hockley but no opportunity occurred for "squaring up" as the boys called it. Perhaps Professor Strong suspected that something was afloat, for he kept a close watch on all his charges.
He no longer suspected Darry of being the author of the pitch joke, for Mark and Frank had told him that Darry had said he was innocent, and he had always found the fun-loving lad truthful. The boys had said nothing of finding the can in Hockley's stateroom, -- that was their own secret.